Tales of the Resistance

Mailbag #8: Are their alternatives to the use of antibiotics in farm animals?

November 29, 2022 iAMResponsible Season 3 Episode 14
Tales of the Resistance
Mailbag #8: Are their alternatives to the use of antibiotics in farm animals?
Show Notes

This week on Tales of the Resistance we continue our multi-week discussion on questions brought to us by our audience!  Today, we'll dive into these questions: What are antimicrobial agents?  Are their alternatives to the use of antibiotics in farm animals?

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This show is produced by the iAMResponsible project, a nationwide university outreach team led by Amy Schmidt at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln . Find out more about the project here. Funding for the iAMResponsbile Project was provided by USDA-NIFA Award Nos. 2017-68003-26497, 2018-68003-27467 and 2018-68003-27545. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Intro and outro music was by BenSound